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<blockquote data-quote="SavageRobby" data-source="post: 4388671" data-attributes="member: 51573">I'm in the &quot;I'll use errata if I like it&quot; - but the errata I like gets dumped in my houserules. That is more out of laziness than anything else - I like there to be two and only two places to look for rules: the book, or my houserules doc. (Okay, well three are really three - there is also &quot;in my head&quot;, but that is usually just a temporary resting place until they migrate to the houserules doc.)However, I like the phenomenon described by the OP is a subset of a larger behavior pattern - the &quot;if it exists in official rules of any kind, anywhere, then it must be used in the game&quot;.&nbsp; I've seen evidence of it in other's games and here on forums in posts about gaming styles (and typically those that are big on this behavior are extremely anti-GM fiat as well). That isn't (obviously) my style or the style I enjoy (and happily the world seems big enough for both that type of player and me to co-exist and enjoy our respective games), but there does seem to be a fair contingent of folks who believe that you play the rules, as written, no deviation, always - and errata certainly falls into the category of official rules.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="SavageRobby, post: 4388671, member: 51573"] I'm in the "I'll use errata if I like it" - but the errata I like gets dumped in my houserules. That is more out of laziness than anything else - I like there to be two and only two places to look for rules: the book, or my houserules doc. (Okay, well three are really three - there is also "in my head", but that is usually just a temporary resting place until they migrate to the houserules doc.) However, I like the phenomenon described by the OP is a subset of a larger behavior pattern - the "if it exists in official rules of any kind, anywhere, then it [b]must[/b] be used in the game". I've seen evidence of it in other's games and here on forums in posts about gaming styles (and typically those that are big on this behavior are extremely anti-GM fiat as well). That isn't (obviously) my style or the style I enjoy (and happily the world seems big enough for both that type of player and me to co-exist and enjoy our respective games), but there does seem to be a fair contingent of folks who believe that you play the rules, as written, no deviation, always - and errata certainly falls into the category of official rules. [/QUOTE]

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